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Finish line sees young, old
It was chilly. It was early. But, more than four dozen people turned out to run and cycle in the Iron Horse Duathlon on Sunday morning.
Hit-and-run driver strikes pedestrian in Saugus
Local sheriff's deputies are looking for a hit-and-run driver following a traffic collision involving a pedestrian in Saugus on Sunday, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Car window shattered by BB gun shooter in Valencia
A Valencia woman had the rear window of her car shot out Sunday by someone armed with a BB gun, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
Fatal crash victim identified
A man killed in a traffic collision Saturday night has been identified as 52-year-old Rigoberto Conchas of Agua Dulce, a spokesman for the coroner's office said.
School Burglary prompts search
A burglar spotted running from a looted school Sunday, dropping "stuff" as he ran, is still being sought by local sheriff's deputies, a spokesman said.
UPDATE: Canyon Country man sentenced to jail in brother’s death
The brother of a man killed in a single-car crash on Soledad Canyon Road last summer received a 180-day jail sentence Thursday after entering a plea of no contest to a charge of vehicular manslaughter.
Jack-knifed truck slows morning commute
It was slow going for southbound motorists on Interstate 5 this morning when a pickup truck with a trailer jack-knifed under the Highway 14 overpass, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol confirmed.
Water agency looking for new director
The Valencia Water Company ­-­­­­ recently purchased in a controversial move by Santa Clarita Valley's water wholesaler through a stock buy-out - is looking for a new director.
Motorcyclist injured in SCV collision
For the second time in two days a motorcyclist suspected of traveling too fast on local streets was in the hospital Wednesday with significant injuries, possibly broken bones, suffered in a traffic collision, a local sheriff's deputy confirmed.
UPDATE: Truck fire cleared on Highway 14
CHP officers cleared the scene of a truck fire on Highway 14 that was reported by passing motorists, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said.
Canyon Country crash sends 2 to hospital
At least two people were taken to the hospital this morning following a two-car crash in Canyon Country, a local sheriff's spokesman said.
UPDATE: 3-vehicle crash in Castaic sends 5 to hospital
Five people, including a motorcyclist and two local sheriff's deputies, were taken to the hospital Tuesday with varying degree of injury following a three-vehicle crash in Castaic, a California Highway Patrol investigator said.
Mini Cooper, big rig collide on Highway 14
A Mini Cooper and a big rig collided on Highway 14 near Agua Dulce late Tuesday afternoon, but no injuries were reported, according to a California Highway Patrol spokesman.
UPDATE: Golden Valley High School mourns student
Educators and students at Golden Valley High School were mourning a student with a "bigger than life" smile today after the youth died suddenly at his home of an apparent medical condition.
Preliminary hearing set in Sand Canyon street racing death
A preliminary hearing was set Tuesday for two men identified as street racers charged with murder in connection with a fatal crash that claimed the life of their friend a year ago, a court clerk said.
Articles By Author - Jim Holt
Is 'blond scammer' crime spree related to others?
Detectives in four jurisdictions are scrutinizing the actions of a woman suspected of being the so-called "blond scammer" - a woman believed at the center of a ring that stole wallets from shopping carts and impersonated credit card holders to obtain cash or expensive jewelry.
West Ranch: 1 student taken to hospital, 1 girl in custody in alleged pot-laced cookie case
A West Ranch High School student was treated at the local hospital Thursday after another girl allegedly gave her pot-laced cookies to eat, a sheriff's official said.
UPDATE: Red flag warnings issued for fire danger
High winds triggered local house alarms and fanned the flames of a brush fire in the Newhall Pass Thursday as the National Weather Service called a red flag warning for the Santa Clarita Valley and other areas in Los Angeles County.
Daughter pleads not guilty in mother’s slaying
A former Saugus High School student accused of killing her mother pleaded not guilty Thursday to a felony charge of first-degree murder, a court official said.
Preliminary hearing set for Castaic man in bar beating case
A preliminary hearing was set Wednesday for a Castaic man charged with attempted murder after he allegedly beat a disabled man with a "mini baseball bat" inside a Sunland bar last month, a court official said.
Jury trial scheduled in Agua Dulce assault, kidnap case
Two men charged in the alleged beating and abduction of an Agua Dulce woman last fall and with the alleged attempted kidnapping of her adult son will be tried by a jury next month, an assistant district attorney said.
Report: Agua Dulce driver in fatal crash was 3 times legal limit
An Agua Dulce man killed in a January head-on crash that left another man still recovering from injuries was three times over California's legal blood alcohol limit, a coroner's report shows.
Valencia: Two injured, including SCV Sheriff’s deputy, in crash
Two people, including a local sheriff's deputy, were taken to the hospital today following a two-car crash on Copper Hill Drive, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Probation ordered in car crash that killed woman
A 20-year-old Turkish man charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter for a car crash that killed a young Turkish woman last summer pleaded no contest Monday and was placed on three years' probation, a District Attorney spokeswoman said.
Woman pleads no contest to charges in ‘blond scammer’ ring
The ringleader in the so-called "blond scammer" case was sentenced to three years in prison Monday after pleading no contest to a charge of identity theft, a court clerk said.
UPDATE: At least 2 injured in Valencia crash
Six cars piled up in the eastbound lanes of Newhall Ranch Road in Valencia on Monday, injuring at least two people.
UPDATE: Boston Marathon runners with SCV connection shaken by experience
At least 15 Santa Clarita Valley marathon runners competing in Monday's death-marred Boston Marathon - including a 70-year-old pulled from the course half a mile before the finish line - are OK today but weighing the severity of the deadly incident, according to family, friends and at least one competing runner.
Fingers may point to identity of 'mummified' body
Investigators with the county coroner's office hope "re-hydrated" fingers will identify a Hispanic woman whose body was found "mummified" in a tarp and dumped at the side of San Francisquito Canyon Road last week.
'Mudders' get down and dirty at Castaic Lake mud run
They call themselves the "Dirty Girls," and on Sunday the four friends from Stevenson Ranch worked hard running, scrambling, climbing and crawling to get head-to-foot dirty in the Merrell Down & Dirty Obstacle Race at Castaic Lake.
Small brush fire in Valencia extinguished
A small brush fire at the side of Interstate 5 was quickly doused Sunday morning, an emergency response spokesman said.
